Homegrown Here in Moose Jaw and Local Markets
Moose Jaw’s Homegrown Farmers’ Market Moose Jaw’s Homegrown Farmers’ Market sells items that are grown or produced locally or within the area, ranging from fruits, vegetables, baking, preserves, art, beauty products and plants. The market is located in front of the Moose Jaw Public Library on Langdon Crescent, one block east of Main Street, and is open on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., and then on Wednesday evenings from 4 to 7 p.m. Some of the vendors that sell their wares and products during the week include Coteau Hills Creamery, Bev’s Homemade, Gram’s Real Meat Dog Treats, Flormac, The Cookie Jar Bake Shoppe, Brownlee Ironworks, Wizard Woodworks, Prairie Bee Meadery, and McMahon Hutterite Colony. Besides the farmers’ market, Moose Jaw also has two other groups dedicated to providing food security in the community. Yara Community Gardens The Yara Community Gardens have three locations where healthy food is grown: two locations on Home Street West and one location on Grey Avenue. There are 140 ground plots and 70 raised planting beds in total across the three locations. New gardeners are always wel-
Volunteers plant seeds at the Mosaic Food farm.
The Homegrown Farmers’ Market on Langdon Crescent is always busy in the summer.
come to come plant, but it’s best to make contact early to reserve a spot since plots of ground are given out on a first-come, firstserve basis. Those with green thumbs are encouraged to call Hunger in Moose Jaw at (306) 692-1916. During July, the office is open Monday through Thursday. The Mosaic Food Farm The Mosaic Food Farm is located off First Avenue Southeast and has a main garden that is 0.4 hectares (one acre) in size, along with two orchards that total one acre. Each year, community organizations and businesses volunteer to plant vegetables of various types early in the spring and
then return in the fall to harvest the bountiful crop. Once all the vegetables are picked they are distributed to the three food agencies working in partnership with the food farm: Hunger in Moose Jaw, the Moose Jaw Food Bank, and Riverside Mission. The Wakamow Valley Authority (WVA) installed a fence around the garden last year to keep out unwanted critters and animals, which led to an increase in how much produce was picked and distributed to the three non-profit groups. For more information contact the WVA at (306) 692-2717.
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